Budget Analyst

US Office of the Secretary of the Interior; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Office of the Secretary of the Interior seeks a Budget Analyst to support the Department of the Interior’s budget formulation and execution. You will work within the Policy Management & Budget division, assisting with budget estimates, justifications, and funding actions for major programs.

The position requires at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 level, knowledge of appropriations law, and the ability to brief executive leadership. Closing date 10/23/2026.

Qualifications

• Developing and managing budget estimates, justifications, and funding actions for large programs.
• Interpreting appropriations laws, OMB Circular A-11, and budget policies for compliance.
• Evaluating proposals and performance; advising on costs, risks, and policy impacts.
• Creating budget justifications, briefing materials, and congressional responses for leadership.
• Advising senior management and leading improvements to budget processes and controls.

Skills

Budget development

Budget execution

Policy interpretation

Executive briefing

Budget analytics

Tools

OMB Circular A-11

Job description

You will serve as a Budget Analyst with Office of the Secretary of Interior. This position is located in the Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Assistant Secretary, Policy Management & Budget, Division of Budget & Program Review. This Division is responsible for Departmental budget formulation and execution activities.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level:

Specialized Experience

To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

• Developing, reviewing, or managing budget estimates, justifications, budget requests, budget execution activities, and funding actions for large organizations or programs.
• Interpreting and applying appropriations law, OMB Circular A-11, budget policies, regulations, and fiscal guidance to ensure compliance and support budget decisions.
• Evaluating budget proposals, program performance, funding requirements, costs, risks, efficiencies, and policy impacts and developing recommendations for senior leadership.
• Preparing budget justifications, briefing materials, presentations, Congressional responses, testimony, reports, or other products for executive leadership, OMB, Congress, or other oversight entities.
• Advising senior management on budgetary matters and leading improvements to budget processes, procedures, financial controls, reporting systems, or automated budget tools.

Must meet all to qualify

You must include hours per week worked.

Volunteer Experience

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.